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Disappointed...

posted 17 years ago by coleanddylanluver12
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I saw the premiere of Love's Abiding Joy on Hallmark Saturday, and I got really disappointed. I thought the death of *insert name here* happened to soon.
And there were things that really confused me. Did Willie have to kick Henry or the drunk guy (was his name Joe?) out of there land??? And since when Henry have I family? I thought his wife died our something.
I think Love's Long Journey is the best out of all. The second best is Love Comes Softly.
Maybe I need to watch this one more to understand it.
I also thought this one was quite depressing except at the end. My favorite part was when Jeff was out at *insert dead persons name here* and sonny's grave, talking to them when Cotrell arrived. It made me cry. Overall I think this movie is a 2 out of 5.

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[–] coleanddylanluver12 17 years ago

Wow. You explain it perfectly!!! I get it!!! Maybe this movie isn't as bad as I think it is. I can't wait till it comes out January. There is only one theater showing it but its like 70 miles away...XD Still overall my fave is Loves Long Journey.

[–] a_Dale_Midkiff_fan 17 years ago

If you have a Christain book store near you (various christian book stores) they have it for sale today. I bought my copy on DVD today 12-19. Other stores will have it 1-2-07

[–] madsic 17 years ago

thanks for the spoiler babymarlin7 at least the guy before you was nice (smart) enough not to mention the name.

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[–] madsic 17 years ago

apology accepted, and yes this movie was terrible =)

[–] kerrytrout 17 years ago

My husband and I have seen all the movies in this series, and this one definately disappointed us. It was such a downer. I was looking forward to seeing more of Dale Midkiff, but his role was weak, and he didn't seem to have much of a part in the story.

At the end, when Willie was talking to the rich landlord about kicking the preacher off his land, Willie said "These are my terms:" Next we see them celebrating because he kept his ranch, but we never found out what the terms were. It would have made an interesting close. Just left us hanging.

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[–] NDornette 17 years ago

I was disappointed as well, I've watched it 3 times (have it recorded on my DVR) hoping to find that I missed something.

-Clark's part is so weak, I bet he doesn't say 100 words. In the first 3 movies he was so strong and wise.

-Missy's and Collette always looks like they need their hair washed.

-The story jumped around never connecting the different story lines.

This movie strayed so far from the original story that I didn't recognize it. I give it a 1 out of 5.

Love Comes Softly is my favorite.

[–] IntheClouds 17 years ago

That's funny about their hairs needing washing. Anyway,
What I thought this film lacked was good dialogue, especially between Missy and Willie. You have a couple struggling over a tragedy (I won't mention what) and not much is communicated between them. It would have made a stronger movie to have real good dialogue between them, having them verbalize their thoughts and emotions. Missy relied too much on her "Pa" when the writers should have really had her lean on her husband during this tough time to build their relationship and their characters.
And even when Clark offered words of comfort (in the cabin about the "cloud"), it really wasn't eye-opening or all that comforting. The writing for Clark could have been better to bring in the whole idea of "Love's Abiding Joy" and to connect the events to the title of the film. No connection was made. And I wish they had made a stronger biblical reference to joy.

[–] IntheClouds 17 years ago

Although this movie wasn't as good as the previous ones, if I had to choose a favorite part, one of them was when Willie told the mayor's thugs, "Get your hands off my boy." when referring to Jeff. Another poster mentioned that Jeff never addressed Missy or Willie by anything and so, yeah, that part was touching.

[–] coleanddylanluver12 17 years ago

i just watched it again yesterday, and i totally understand it now. its not as bad as i though it was. but there were some part where i got a "lump in my throat"

[–] aab874 9 years ago

If Henry has a family now, remember, it's been several years in film time between the last one. Jeff and baby Mattie are several years older - enough time for Henry to meet someone and have a family.